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There were 609 multiracial students enrolled in Jefferson County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 8.9% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Data showed that Jefferson County welcomed 8,242 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 7.4% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 22 schools in Jefferson County, Harding Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 113 students.

In 2022, Ohio saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:15, which is an improvement for the state and is lower than the national average of 1:16.

Despite the apparent improvement, this positive trend is overshadowed by a general decline in public school enrollments, which was accelerated by the pandemic. This decline, aligned with the steady number of teachers in the state over the last 10 years, has led to low student-to-teacher ratios.

School name	% of multiracial students enrolment	Total enrollment
Harding Middle School	14.6	773
Steubenville High School	11.1	727
East Garfield Elementary School	17.9	364
Pugliese Elementary West	10.1	473
Wells Academy	13.8	334
Indian Creek High School	6.6	561
McKinley STEM Academy	20	175
Hills Elementary School	8.2	377
Toronto Elementary School	7.7	362
Toronto Jr. / Senior High School	5.3	380
Cross Creek Elementary School	3.8	494
Stanton Elementary School	4.6	392
Indian Creek Middle School Grades 7 & 8	6.6	259
John E. Gregg Elementary School	3.7	375
Indian Creek Middle School Grades 5 & 6	5.4	258
Buckeye South Elementary School	3.8	313
Buckeye North Elementary School	4	278
Buckeye Local High School	0	361
Edison Junior High School	0	215
Buckeye West Elementary School	0	198
Buckeye Local Junior High School	0	179
Edison High School	0	394